LTBI - MDR/XDR-TB cases - should all be treated?

R. Pereira De Matos Cordeiro (Torres Vedras, Portugal), M. Cavaco (Torres Vedras, Portugal), C. Silvestre (Torres Vedras, Portugal), A. Nunes (Torres Vedras, Portugal), J. Araújo (Torres Vedras, Portugal), P. Raimundo (Torres Vedras, Portugal), D. Duarte (Torres Vedras, Portugal), C. Cardoso (Torres Vedras, Portugal), N. André (Torres Vedras, Portugal), R. Macedo (Lisbon, Portugal), A. Domingos (Torres Vedras, Portugal)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – The ongoing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: The ongoing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: E-poster
Number: 3344

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